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Awareness and practice of emergency contraception at a private university in Nigeria

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Research Notes, June 2015
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Title
Awareness and practice of emergency contraception at a private university in Nigeria
Published in
BMC Research Notes, June 2015
DOI 10.1186/s13104-015-1204-y
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Jacob Olumuyiwa Awoleke, Abiodun Idowu Adanikin, Adeola Awoleke, Moyinoluwa Odanye

Abstract

The pursuit of formal education now causes many people in developing countries to marry later in life, thereby leading to increased premarital sex and unintended pregnancies. Efforts have been made to characterize awareness and use of emergency contraception (EC) among undergraduate students in public universities in Nigeria; however, it is not known if students in private tertiary institutions adopt different practices or if having an affluent family background plays a role. This pilot study therefore aimed to assess the awareness and use of EC among students at a private Nigerian university toward assisting education planners in developing strategies in improving students' reproductive well-being. Out of 94 female students, 42 (44.7%) had sexual experience, but only 32 (34.0%) were currently sexually active. Six students (6.4%) had had unwanted pregnancies, of which all but one were terminated. Fifty-seven respondents (60.6%) were aware of EC, though only 10 (10.6%) ever practiced it. The greatest source of EC information was from health workers and peers; the lowest source was family or relatives. Most respondents desired orientation and availability of EC on campus. EC awareness among the students was predicted by upper social class background (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 2.73; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.06-7.45) and upbringing in the Federal Capital Territory (adjusted OR, 4.45; 95% CI, 1.56-14.22). Though awareness of EC was higher among the private university students in this study than at most public universities, there was no difference in EC usage. A high pregnancy termination rate was observed; dilatation and curettage were mainly adopted. In Nigeria, youth-friendly reproductive health information and access should not be limited to government-owned tertiary institutions but also extended to private ones.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Portugal 1 <1%
Nigeria 1 <1%
Brazil 1 <1%
Unknown 134 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 19 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 17 12%
Student > Bachelor 15 11%
Researcher 12 9%
Student > Postgraduate 12 9%
Other 17 12%
Unknown 45 33%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 29 21%
Nursing and Health Professions 27 20%
Social Sciences 14 10%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 3%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 1%
Other 13 9%
Unknown 48 35%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 February 2016.
All research outputs
#7,468,185
of 22,852,911 outputs
Outputs from BMC Research Notes
#1,235
of 4,267 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#90,721
of 267,065 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Research Notes
#16
of 78 outputs
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